According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clean and sanitize tools and work environment. | 95% |
| Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush. | 93% |
| Maintain supply inventories and records of client services. | 92% |
| Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, or emery boards. | 91% |
| Prepare nail cuticles with water and oil, using cuticle knives to push back cuticles and scissors or nippers to trim cuticles. | 90% |
| Prepare customers' nails in soapy water, using swabs, files, and orange sticks. | 89% |
| Remove previously applied nail polish, using liquid remover and swabs. | 87% |
| Use rotary abrasive wheels to shape and smooth nails or artificial extensions. | 86% |
| Schedule client appointments and accept payments. | 85% |
| Assess the condition of clients' hands, remove dead skin, and massage hands. | 84% |
| Roughen surfaces of fingernails, using abrasive wheel. | 84% |
| Advise clients on nail care and use of products and colors. | 83% |
| Treat nails to repair or improve strength and resilience by wrapping. | 81% |
| Extend nails using powder, solvent, and paper forms attached to tips of customers' fingers to support and shape artificial nails. | 78% |
| Polish nails, using powdered polish and buffer. | 75% |
| Whiten underside of nails with white paste or pencils. | 68% |
| Promote and sell nail care products. | 64% |
| Decorate clients' nails by piercing or attaching ornaments or designs. | 63% |
